Contralateral radiculopathy after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
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Acute Contralateral Radiculopathy after Unilateral Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
OBJECTIVE Cases of contralateral radiculopathy after a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with a single cage (unilateral TLIF) had been reported, but the phenomenon has not been explained satisfactorily. The purpose of this study was to determine its incidence, causes, and risk factors. METHODS We did retrospective study with 546 patients who underwent a unilateral TLIF, and used CT and M...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Spine Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0940-6719,1432-0932
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0387-x